Same Spot, Same Container, 10 Years Later

Geocaching is more than an adventure that takes you to new locations. It’s a growing record of specific locations. Currently geocachers can navigate to more than 2 million active geocaches around the globe. Every time you find a geocache it’s like making an entry into the diary of a specific location. You record the weather, the view, who joined the adventure, even what animals you encounter (hopefully safe, fluffy, friendly animals). Here’s a look at a recent Geocaching Forums post that asked a simple question… “Does anyone know of any other caches that have been in the same spot, same container over 10 years?”

New York State geocache hidden in 2002, still active with original container

Some geocaches like”da dog ‘yaks‘ were hidden in 2001. Geocachers have captured images of floating the Juniper Creek in Ocala National Forest for 12 years. They’ve even cataloged wildlife, flowers, and the water level. The geocache owner says the veteran geocache, “… is coming up on 12 years, survived the hurricane flooding, because the tree it was tucked up against fell on it.” Although the container on that geocache was changed after the flood, the original log book remains.

There are thousands of active geocaches that are more than ten years old, but there numbers are fading and their geocache containers are (often for good reason) replaced. Hiding and maintaining a geocache is a labor or love that has its rewards.

Racoon at “da dog ‘yaks” geocache.

One geocacher posting in the forum said it perfectly, “WOW, [geocache owners] thank you for doing everything you do for the sport of geocaching, and keeping these older caches active.”

For more details check out the Geocaching Forums. What’s the oldest geocache you’ve ever logged? Did it have its original container?

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Thank you for taking the question I asked and expanding on it, great feedback on the Forum and Facebook. Thanks, Matt, MDLove4BaseBall

CacheChick – ZiggyHidedust.com

This is a great article and reminder of why it is nice to include some details about your adventure in your cache log instead of just “TFTC” types of generic comments.

the Pirates of the Yukon

Not sure of this but we found GC50A Tehachapi Treasure hidden on 3/18/01 and it looks like the original container, I cann’t remember if the log was original, but it is a classic oldie for sure, and most interestingly the CO has only 2 finds and 1 hide, but still checks in now and then. Got to love the old ammo cans, they usually last a long time.

http://www.moenk.de/ moenk

One experience to pass to any newbie hiders: Ammo boxes are best! My GCH6Q3 is also nearly ten years old and in perfect condition.

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